The FBI agents in charge of Seattle and Portland’s offices joined Thursday to call for more help from the public, particularly after confirming that whoever tried to set fire to three ballot boxes in ...
The fire burned hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, Wash., as well as some in Portland in the days and weeks before the ...
FBI officials investigating the October ballot box arsons in Vancouver and Portland renewed requests for tips Thursday, ...
The FBI said Thursday the suspect in the Oregon and Washington ballot box fires in October used a welding material that can burn at 4,000 degrees.
He said each device contained about a coffee cup size amount of thermite, which looks like metal shavings or metal powder and is easy to make. Welders use thermite to weld pieces together.
Thermite looks like metal shavings and/or a metal-based powder. The amount of shavings/powder can be small.
He described thermite as a mixture of metal shavings and iron oxide, or rust, commonly used by welders. He said the mixture can be dangerous if not handled safely. The suspect welded scrap metal ...
“We’re very worried this person may harm himself or others if he continues to experiment with thermite,” said W. Mike Herrington, the FBI special agent in charge in the Seattle office.